{"product_id":"the-monthly-moth-annual-1","title":"The Monthly Moth","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Monthly Moth is a year-long, limited-edition print series by Frances Matassa.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach month, active members receive a print of an original oil painting, accompanied by a handmade studio zine. Annual subscribers will also receive a handmade embossed tin frame for one of their month's prints. Together, these pieces form an evolving body of work that is part archive, part correspondence, part artist book assembled slowly over time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe zine includes studio observations, sketches, visual fragments, and reflections on process. It’s meant to capture the quieter thoughts and in-between moments that live alongside the paintings but don’t always make it into finished work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Monthly Moth is designed to feel like receiving mail from the studio: tactile, intimate, and thoughtfully made. Let me be your studio pen pal!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause of the hands-on nature of the project, membership is limited to 75 spots per month. Subscribers are invited to follow the work as it unfolds month by month, building a collection of prints and printed ephemera that together map a year of painting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow It Works\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1. Choose your subscription type\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMonthly — $25\/month\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBilled each month. Cancel anytime.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2. Subscribe by the 1st of the month to receive that month's Moth in the mail (i.e subscribe by April 1st to receive April's collection). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach issue is carefully hand-assembled in the studio and mailed directly to you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3. Issues ship the first week of each month.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom there, new editions are released and mailed the first week of each month through March 2027.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat to Expect\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Monthly Moth is a print subscription club. Each issue includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne 5\" × 7\" mystery print of an original oil painting. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach print is part of a limited edition of 75 and is created exclusively for The Monthly Moth. These images will not be reproduced in this format again, making the full set of 12 prints unique to this year-long series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Produced in partnership with a local Brooklyn print shop.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA 4.25\" × 5.5\" zine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eA thoughtful letter about the painting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA custom sticker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll carefully assembled and snail-mailed to you\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe print image is a surprise each month. Part of the experience is not knowing which painting will arrive, and discovering it when you open the envelope.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe zine contains a collection of drawings, studio notes, and thoughts about the small, in-between moments that orbit the paintings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat Members Receive Over Time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver the course of the year, subscribers build:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• A growing collection of prints\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• A series of handmade studio zines\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• A printed archive of a year in the studio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Monthly Moth is a slow accumulation. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrances Matassa is a Brooklyn–based painter whose work explores the imprints of trauma, memory, metamorphosis and the soft tension between the physical and the interior world. The Monthly Moth extends that practice into printed form, creating a parallel space where paintings and processes can exist side by side.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Frances Matassa ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44541369286767,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/2030\/7823\/files\/Frame_only_included_for_annual_subscribers_2.png?v=1771307202","url":"https:\/\/shop.francesmatassa.com\/products\/the-monthly-moth-annual-1","provider":"Frances Matassa ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}